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Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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0
/10
The
three
san
like
hell
Kaiko
months
last
to
felt
The
last
three
months
felt
like
hell
to
Kaiko
san
2
0
/14
and
saving
She
earned
been
beavering
work
she
every
has
away
at
her
yen
She
has
been
beavering
away
at
her
work
and
saving
every
yen
she
earned
3
0
/20
money
Her
a
while
the
Keiko
off
with
a
debt
husband
leaving
borrowed
back
then
and
lot
slipped
of
quietly
Her
husband
borrowed
a
lot
of
money
a
while
back
and
then
slipped
off
quietly
leaving
Keiko
with
the
debt
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0
/21
month
foolishness
for
she
could
prayed
For
could
so
time
more
into
such
she
him
one
she
him
meet
lay
one
For
one
month
she
prayed
she
could
meet
him
one
more
time
so
she
could
lay
into
him
for
such
foolishness
5
0
/21
to
the
loan
pay
she
fast
agreement
about
money
with
how
company
an
the
at
arrived
Then
met
and
back
they
Then
she
met
with
the
loan
company
and
they
arrived
at
an
agreement
about
how
fast
to
pay
back
the
money
6
0
/11
is
Now
she
money
do
wants
all
the
pay
to
back
Now
all
she
wants
to
do
is
pay
back
the
money
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence